Company Description
At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it's consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.
Job Description
About the role
Nielsen measures the media-consumption habits of homes globally. Our data paints a rich portrait of the audience in those markets we measure. As a pioneer and industry leader in audience measurement for more than half a century, we take pride in our technology and processes, and we are constantly searching for new ways to advance our culture of innovation and growth.
- The Sr. Data Analyst develops analytic solutions that provide transparency to and enables business decisions regarding panel health, operational performance, effectiveness and quality.
- This role supports core analytics processes and delivers business critical reporting and analysis using descriptive and prescriptive analytics methods and tools.
- The ideal candidate will have a solid background in the Data Science and Analytics or related fields. Additionally, the ideal candidate demonstrates a history of continual learning and exhibits excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop, automate, optimize and maintain analytics solutions using descriptive, prescriptive and statistical analytic methods
- Reduce tech debt associated with legacy data pipelines and reports by developing intelligent analytics solutions that integrates into Business Intelligence Console architecture and framework
- Develop and maintain data, process and design documentation that support maintainability, transparency and reuse of data assets.
- Implement data governance and quality processes to ensure the integrity and accuracy of data throughout its lifecycle.
- Conduct research and analysis that offer insights to non-technical audiences, and drive actions that impact quality, performance, operational effectiveness and efficiency
- Monitor production deliveries, resolve issues and provide responses to end user feedback in a timely manner
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects, production support and optimization efforts
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science or related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are required
- 5+ years experience using common scripting languages (e.g., Python)
- 5+ years quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, including statistical analysis
- 5+ years experience querying data, working with relational databases, e.g. SQL, PostgresSQL
- 5+ years experience in data integrations (e.g. developing data pipelines, analytics workflows, self service apps. Alteryx experience preferred)
- 5+ years experience developing visualizations, e.g. Tableau, Salesforce dashboards
- Well-organized and able to handle and prioritize multiple assignments
- Able to communicate effectively and concisely to various audiences, both orally and in writing
- Attention to detail, delivering high accuracy and quality. Takes the initiative to continually identify, document, and implement steps to improve overall quality and accuracy.
- Preferred: experience with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheets, Google Workspace suite
- Preferred: Alteryx Core Certification
Additional Information
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